PRIESTLEY HALL LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

PRIESTLEY HALL LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, BECKETT PARK

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1256301
Date first listed:: 11-Sep-1996
List Entry Name:: PRIESTLEY HALL LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Statutory Address:: PRIESTLEY HALL LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, BECKETT PARK

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1256301
Date first listed:: 11-Sep-1996
List Entry Name:: PRIESTLEY HALL LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
Statutory Address 1:: PRIESTLEY HALL LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, BECKETT PARK

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Location

Statutory Address:: PRIESTLEY HALL LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY, BECKETT PARK

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: Leeds (Metropolitan Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SE 27034 36821

Details

LEEDS

SE23NE BECKETT PARK, Beckett Park 714-1/6/519 Priestley Hall, Leeds Metropolitan University

GV II

Hall of residence. 1911. By GW Atkinson. Red brick, ashlar details, slate hipped roof. 3 storeys, 5 unequal bays with 3,5,1,5,3 windows. In a 'Wrennaissance' Revival style, one of the 7 halls grouped to the S of the main building, James Graham Hall (qv), this block facing E. Ashlar plinth. The central and outer bays break forward, the centre of the outer bays project again and all have brick rustication and pediments; bays 2 and 4, ground floor, project slightly. Central entrance: 4-panel double doors with carved swags, traceried overlight, deeply recessed in surround of paired pilasters with triglyph frieze, modillion cornice, blocking course. Small-pane sashes throughout, large double keystones, carved plaque and swags on architrave to 1st floor centre. Deep modillion cornice, tall brick ridge stacks with modillion cornice. INTERIOR: not inspected.

Listing NGR: SE2703436821

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Legacy System number:: 465056
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.